The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-18
families. lie suggested that the act read
thAt no minor under u yearn Of age should
bs employed unless ho could read and
write. Mr.. Flournoy's amendment was

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thAt no minor under l2yearn Of age Bhoult
bs employed unless ho could read ant
write. Mr.. Flournoy's amendment wal
rejected. Ba - a -, Wv,
Mr.. Snyder said he would like to nee al
the Legislatures that ever sat III West Vir
glnia keep him from hiring out n boy O.
his. This was all simply nonsense. II
parents are well.to.do and want theil
children 10 20 to school thoy will 40. II
not, tho Legislature has no right to inter.
lere. President Price's amendment was
adopted. Mr.. Scott moved to include
working on farms in the prohibition. Mr..
Oxley moved TO prohibit minors under Il
yearn from doing any manual labor what.
ever. MIR. Brown moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, but tho motion was lost,
7 to l3. Mr.. Snyder moved TO make the
enacting clause read: "Be 1t enacted by
the Legislature OF Wost Virginia, solf.con.
atituted guardians OF tho childron OF the
State" The bill waa finally ordered to ita
engrosament and third reading. gy-E,
Mr.. Flournoy offered resolution tha.
no Senator should speak more than twice
on the came subject, nor longer than five
minutes at one time, to the consideration
Of which In the absence Of Mr.. McOreery
Judge MaxIell objected. ,E
The Senate adjourned at $3.50 p. NJ.
n. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. aq
The HaNA on Wednesday passed Mr..
Lucass House Bill No. 24o, amending sec.
tlons OF end 70 Of Chapter Lxv1 Of the
Code, concerning the separate property
and rights Of married women. This is ~
important bill as any introduced at this
Beeeion, and rather tends to revolutionize
tho legislation OF the State on this subject.
It enscts that any married woman may
take by inheritance, or by gift. grant, de.
yioe or bequest from any person, other
than her husband, and hold to her sole
and separate use, and convey, and contract
to convey, and devise, real and personal
estate, or any interest or estate therein,
Gnc the rents, ifsues and profita thereof,
IN the aamo manner and like effect, as il
eho were unmarried, and the same shall
not be subject to tho disposal Of her hus.
band, nor be liable for his debts. Pro-
vided, that II married. woman cells atd
conveys her real estate and her husband
fails to Join in such conveyance, then in
The event Of her death before his, he
shall be tenant by the courtesy in one.third
part thereof, to be recovered in the same
manner provided for The recovery Of
dover; but ho Hhsll .haye no courtesy in
Ruch real estate il at tho time OF auch con.
veyance his wife be living separate and
apart from him for any causo that would
entitle her to divorce, or because OF bis
abandonment. ,2gs "
A married woman may mako and enter
into contracts in all cases, with any per-
son than her husband aud on all such con
tracts, she may, without joining, or being
Joined with her husband, sue or be suod
either OF law or in equity; and all judg.
ments OF decrces rendered against her may
bo enforced against her estate both real
and personal 40 If she were unmarried.
House Bill 307, to empower the Board OF
Education Ct tho Philippi Independent
Scncol district to issue bonds 10 build a
school house, and 1856, in regard to estab.
fishing boundary line between The States
OF Wea. Virginia and Virgins, with an
appropriation for tho expenses OF the
came, were passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Younait WAS reEolyed
that members he requeated to pay a.ten.
ton at roll call go that tho clerk will not
be compelled to cell names three or four
times in order to get vote.
House Bill No. lis, prohibiting the
making Of cigars iu the Penitentiary by
convict lebor, came up on its second read.
ing, and coraumed sasveral hours in tho
discussion OF proposed smendments. Gen.
Dayal moved to prohibit broom making
sls9, end Mr.. Hagana moved to include
wagona also. This wss opposed by Mr..
Gleason, patron Of the bill. Mr.. Ookes,
another labor representative, could not see
why Nj. Gleason took tho course he did.
Mr. Magans favored the amendments.
This debate went over 70 the afternoon.
Mr.. Hagsns said he knew OF his own per-
soCal knowledge that large wagon manu-
factories in Wheeling had basn driven
out Of the busiuesa and practically killed
by competition With convict labor. Mr..
Gleason said he only opposed tho amend
melt bacause nc thought it would kill tho
bill. hir. Sturm demanded the previous
question, which wss ordered, and the
amcndments we're adopted. The bill was
then ordered to its ensvossment and third
reading. G -
The bill, the passage Of which was
sssed by tho Wheeling Humane Society,
which ameads tho law prohibiting cruel
ty to aniraa,s, wa1 under Gonsid deration
ior c long time in the afternoon. Several
propositions tending TO kill tho bill we're
made, among them one by Rsv. Mr. Kin
soy to recommit the bill. MIR. Gleason
moved to amend BY striking on. the
clause prohibiting cock fighting. Several
other amendments were moved, but the
only ones adopted were oil formal or
technical character. AS usual the ques-
ton OF constitutionaliIy came up about
soven times in the course Of the debate.
After r warm fight the motion to indoti-
nitely postpone wns renewed by Mr..
Grow. and rejected by vote OF 20 to 80
Mr.. Kinsey moved to make the lne from
$50 to $500. instead OF from S. to $50; lost.
After another long contest and repeated
efforts to modify or kill tho bill, 1t was
laid on the table. This is probably the
laat OF it. e-.
THE AUDIToR'S OFFICE.